What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 0835 the aircraft departed runway 25 at eagle, CO. On a flight plan to Idaho falls, ID. The engine had accumulated over 2750 total hours. The airport altitude is 6548 feet and after 5000 feet of takeoff roll the aircraft proceeded over the Colorado river basin and was last observed flying up sweetwater canyon area at 200-300 feet AGL. Approximately 20 minutes later, 20 miles north west of the airport, the aircraft impacted rolling grass and rock terrain at an elevation of 10,050 feet. The right wing hit a four (4) foot high rock at the initial impact site rotating the wing back and parallel to the fuselage. The aircraft came to rest facing 180 degrees from the flight path and a fire ensued. Investigation at the scene indicated that the engine was producing power. The engine exhaust was black indicating an excessively rich fuel to air mixture.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 0835 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 AT EAGLE, CO. ON A FLIGHT PLAN TO IDAHO FALLS, ID. THE ENGINE HAD ACCUMULATED OVER 2750 TOTAL HOURS. THE AIRPORT ALTITUDE IS 6548 FEET AND AFTER 5000 FEET OF TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED OVER THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN AND WAS LAST OBSERVED FLYING UP SWEETWATER CANYON AREA AT 200-300 FEET AGL. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER, 20 MILES NORTH WEST OF THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ROLLING GRASS AND ROCK TERRAIN AT AN ELEVATION OF 10,050 FEET. THE RIGHT WING HIT A FOUR (4) FOOT HIGH ROCK AT THE INITIAL IMPACT SITE ROTATING THE WING BACK AND PARALLEL TO THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING 180 DEGREES FROM THE FLIGHT PATH AND A FIRE ENSUED. INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER. THE ENGINE EXHAUST WAS BLACK INDICATING AN EXCESSIVELY RICH FUEL TO AIR MIXTURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.